Ivan Juric is relaxed over Ademola Lookman's situation at Atalanta as his side prepare to visit Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League opener.
The Nigeria international is yet to play in Serie A this season, with the attacker training away from the first-team squad after trying to force a move through to Inter over the summer.
Lookman has been left out of the travelling squad to Paris, and Atalanta head coach Juric wants full focus on the test to come on Wednesday, as his team take on the reigning European champions.
"We are relaxed, we already spoke to him clearly, so we just want to focus on tomorrow’s match," Juric said to Sky Sport Italia.
Marten de Roon, at least, says he would welcome back Lookman, but the Atalanta captain has not directly spoken to the winger over his intentions.
"I didn’t disturb him. I don’t want to use up too much energy over this situation. We are concentrated on the squad and the players who are here," De Roon said.
"We are here and the door is always open."
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The trip to the Parc des Princes marks Juric's first ever game as a coach in the Champions League.
His only experience as a coach in major European competition, excluding qualifiers, came in last season's Europa League, as he oversaw four games in charge of Roma (W1 D2 L1).
It will be a tough test for the former Southampton boss, considering only one of the previous 30 Champions League holders have lost their opening match of the following campaign (Liverpool, 2-0 to Napoli in 2019-20).
PSG have also lost just one of their last 11 meetings with Italian sides in major European competition, going down 2-1 to AC Milan in November 2023.
But Juric has taken note of Luis Enrique's apparent struggles against a low block, suggesting Atalanta may sit back and absorb the pressure in the French capital.
"We are concentrating on how to prepare the game, so at this moment I am not feeling much emotion," Juric added.
"I am curious to see the opponent who deservedly was crowned the best team in Europe. We prepared well to face them and hope to have a great performance.
"We need courage, we know their strengths are in passing the ball and using their pace in attack.
"However, we’ve seen they tend to struggle more against teams who sit a little deeper, rather than those who face them openly."